"...He
has developed a style of his own as all Sahaswan gharana singers...
...One would therefore be inclined to believe that Rashid
Khan's individuality is also traditional...
...He has inherited from his guru Ustad Nissar Hussain, his
strongest point, namely, uniform clarity in swar as well
as raga in all layas, slow, medium and fast."

"A
successful classical vocalist, the magic of his voice has
cast a spell over his audiences, making him by far one of
the most popular vocalists of his generation. Pt. Bhimsen
Joshi is believed to have said of him 'there is now at least
one person in sight who is an assurance for the furure of
Indian vocal music'.

Eulogies
have poured in from various other quarters as well as with
critics labelling him 'today's greatest...a successor to the
Bade Ghulam Ali and Amir Khan generation.'"

"Music
lovers in Lucknow longed to hear this young Ustad hailing
from Badaun in U.P., but the chance came only when the Uttar
Dakshin Cultural Organization scheduled him in their recent
22nd Tansen-Tyagaraja Festival' 97. His concert in the second
evening of the festival was one of the most memorable vocal
recitals heard in Lucknow in recent times; so captivated was
the audience that twice when he tried to conclude his concert,
they flooded him with requests which he gladly fulfilled.
His rich sorous voice and his entire approach revealed a maturity
far beyond his 30 years!"

"Rashid
Khan's voice has a mesmeric quality. His raga Bageshree was
majestic, moving with stately gait up the gradient of notes
to reach the summit, giving listeners a breathtaking view
of the panorama of the raga. He sang three compositions, the
smooth molten gold of his voice flowing through badhat into
well-knit sargams. Punchy taans spices up the catchy teental
and drut ektaal bandishes."

"Young
Rashid Khan, a teenager breaking previous records of all maestros
put together. That he is a prodigy there is no doubt. ......The
entire Siri Fort auditorium reverberated with haunting strains
of Pooriya and Behag. It was an unending succession of cascades
of musical phrases in vilambit. .........if Pooriya was haunting,
Behag was superb. There was a complete change of attitude
in handling this feminine raga and one had his heart's pleasure."

"..who
would have thought that Rashid Khan would become the cult
figure on the classical circuit when he has barely crossed
into his twenties. ....Rashid's voice produces that cascading
energy of a powerful voice that can internalize the effect
of a raga with mesmerizing skill. He has naturally taken
audiences
by storm. ....for Rashid watchers, what matters most is that,
after a long time one has encountered a natural genius."